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Movie Popcorn, Soda Pack Surprising Calorie Wallop
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Ordering a medium popcorn and soda combo from a major national movie theater chain is the equivalent of eating three McDonald's Quarter Pounders with 12 pats of butter, according to a new study by the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
PanGenex Expands Clinical Trial Sites After Promising Pre-Clinical Data About Lower Coronary Arterial Calcium Scores In Cardiac PatientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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PanGenex Corporation (Pink Sheets: PGCX) ("PanGenex" or "the Company") announced that due to promising pre-clinical results from its clinical trial at the Cardiovascular Institute of the South (http://www.cardio.com/site1.php), the Company will extend its trial to two additional sites.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Stanford/Packard Study In Mice Suggests New Down Syndrome TreatmentEmail this article to a colleague.
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At birth, children with Down syndrome aren't developmentally delayed. But as they age, these kids fall behind. Memory deficits inherent in Down syndrome hinder learning, making it hard for the brain to collect experiences needed for normal cognitive development.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news
Women At Risk From Vitamin A DeficiencyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Almost half of UK women could be suffering from a lack of vitamin A due to a previously undiscovered genetic variation, scientists at Newcastle University have found. The team, led by Dr Georg Lietz, has shown that almost 50 per cent of women have a genetic variation which reduces their ability to produce sufficient amounts of vitamin A from beta-carotene.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Women's Health / Gynecology Source Type: news
Increased Risk Of Seizures Faced By Current Cigarette SmokersEmail this article to a colleague.
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A recent study determined there is a significant risk of seizure for individuals who currently smoke cigarettes. Boston-based researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School also found that long-term, moderate intake of caffeine or alcohol does not increase the chance of having a seizure or developing epilepsy.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Epilepsy Source Type: news
An Overactive Immune Response Linked To Viral Infections Among ElderlyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found that exaggerated responses of the immune system explain why the elderly succumb to viral infections more readily than younger people. Published in the November 19 Cell Host & Microbe, the study bucks the general belief that declining immune responses are to blame for susceptibility to viral infections.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Seniors / Aging Source Type: news
Is Hepatic Differentiation Of Embryonic Stem Cells Induced By Valproic Acid And Cytokines?Email this article to a colleague.
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Embryonic stem (ES) cells, known for their capacity to proliferate indefinitely and differentiate into almost all types of cells including hepatocytes, have raised the hope of cellular replacement therapy for liver failure.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Liver Disease / Hepatitis Source Type: news
Findings That Should Speed The Development Of Drugs For Parkinson's DiseaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Australian scientists have significantly advanced our understanding of dopamine release from nerve cells, findings that should speed the development of more effective drugs for treating Parkinson's Disease. People with Parkinson's Disease suffer from muscle rigidity, tremor, a slowing of physical movement and, in extreme cases, a loss of physical movement.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Parkinson's Disease Source Type: news
The Antifibrotic Effects Of Green TeaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Several studies have shown that lipid peroxidation stimulates collagen production in fibroblasts and hepatic stellate cells (HSC), and plays an important role in the development of liver fibrosis. Hepatoprotective effects of green tea against carbon tetrachloride, cholestasis and alcohol induced liver fibrosis were reported in many studies.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Liver Disease / Hepatitis Source Type: news
Identifying The Factors Related To Bile Output And Reduction Of Serum Bilirubin After Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary DrainageEmail this article to a colleague.
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Biliary drainage is performed as a palliative treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma. The reduction of serum bilirubin is usually the hallmark of successful biliary drainage. However, some patients may have persistent jaundice or scanty bile output after biliary drainage. A research team, led by Dr.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology Source Type: news
The Protein Srebp2 Drives Cholesterol Formation In Prion-Infected Neuronal Cells Which May Promote Prion-Dependent DiseasesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Prions are causing fatal and infectious diseases of the nervous system, such as the mad cow disease (BSE), scrapie in sheep or Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Sex Roles Asks What's Eating The Breadwinners?Email this article to a colleague.
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Control, independence, ambition, pressure, worry, guilt and resentment are all experienced by female breadwinners, according to Dr. Rebecca Meisenbach from the University of Missouri in Columbia, USA. Dr. Meisenbach explored the experiences of American female breadwinners to get an insight into how these women experience the phenomenon of being the provider.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Women's Health / Gynecology Source Type: news
Unexplained Liver Hemorrhage After Metastasis Radiofrequency AblationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Colorectal carcinoma is one of the most common cancers in the world. Approximately one in four of these patients have metastases at diagnosis, liver being the most common site involved.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Colorectal Cancer Source Type: news
WHO To Launch Yellow Fever Vaccination Campaign In West AfricaEmail this article to a colleague.
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The WHO on Tuesday announced it would lead a week-long, multi-country vaccination campaign in Africa next week to protect those "deemed at highest risk from yellow fever," Reuters reports. The vaccination drive will target nearly 12 million Africans living in Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone - all countries at high risk of yellow fever outbreaks (Nebehay/MacInnis, 11/17).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Tropical Diseases Source Type: news
A Selection Of Today's Opinions And EditorialsEmail this article to a colleague.
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What Our Amendment Does Politico Rather than work with us to find a true compromise, members who support abortion rights ignored our concerns (Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., 11/18). Health 'Reform' Gets a Failing Grade The Wall Street Journal As the dean of Harvard Medical School I am frequently asked to comment on the health-reform debate. I'd give it a failing grade (Jeffrey S.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Abortion Source Type: news
Tempest Over New Mammography Guidelines Affect Health Legislation, Insurance CoverageEmail this article to a colleague.
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Newspapers across the country featured front-page follow-up stories on new mammogram recommendations today.The U.S.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: news
Senate Approves Budget For Veterans ProgramsEmail this article to a colleague.
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"The Senate on Tuesday adopted the latest in a continuing series of major budget increases to provide medical care for veterans. The move came as the Senate passed, by a rare 100-0 vote, a $134 billion spending bill for veterans programs and military construction projects" the Associated Press reports. "The unanimous vote reflected the unique political standing of the veterans budget ...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Veterans / Ex-Servicemen Source Type: news
House Medicare 'Doc Fix' Vote Likely Thursday Amid Disputes About Cost, Role In Health ReformEmail this article to a colleague.
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"On Thursday, the House is expected to pass a $210 billion measure - known as the 'doc fix' - that will adjust Medicare payment rates to avoid a 21 percent cut in January and continuing cuts in the years ahead," The New York Times reports, adding: "The House originally included the provision in its big health care bill.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Source Type: news
Poll Shows Fractured Public Opinion; Dems Claim 'Widespread' Support For Health BillsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Public opinion remains divided on one of health reform's most controversial issues, the proposal to create a new government health insurance plan, according to poll this week by The Associated Press.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Source Type: news
CLASS Act, Individual Mandate Draw New Attention To Health BillsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Some provisions in the health bills are attracting a new wave of analyses and some criticism of the health reform bills. The "individual mandate" issue has taken on new life because of conservatives' "assertion that under the Democrats' plan, people who refuse to buy health insurance could spend five years in prison," The Wall Street Journal reports.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Source Type: news
Opinion Pieces Comment On Stupak Amendment, Health ReformEmail this article to a colleague.
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Several newspapers recently published opinion pieces regarding Rep. Bart Stupak's (D-Mich.) amendment to the House health care reform bill (HR 3962). The amendment would prohibit abortion coverage in private and public health plans in the proposed health exchange that receive federal subsidies. Summaries appear below.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Abortion Source Type: news
Senate Ends Debate On Hamilton, Could Vote To Confirm This WeekEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Senate on Tuesday voted 70-29 to allow debate on federal appeals court nominee David Hamilton, ending a GOP filibuster and setting up a final confirmation vote that could occur this week, Roll Call reports (Brady, Roll Call, 11/17).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Abortion Source Type: news
Under-fives to get swine flu jabEmail this article to a colleague.
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Children under the age of five are to offered the swine flu vaccination, the government is expected to say.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Poor sanitation kills 10,500 Nepalese kids annuallyEmail this article to a colleague.
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KATHMANDU, Nov.19 (Xinhua) -- Around 10,500 children below ...
Source: Xinhuanet Chinaview Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Experts Say Radical Measures Won't Stop Swine FluEmail this article to a colleague.
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Health experts say extraordinary measures against swine flu -- most notably quarantines imposed by China, where entire planeloads of passengers were isolated if one traveler had symptoms -- have failed to contain the disease.
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news
NHS says it's too expensive to keep you aliveEmail this article to a colleague.
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If we are to escape from dilemmas such as Nice's fateful decision on Nexavar it can only be by permitting additional revenue streams into the NHS argues Janet Daley.
Source: Telegraph Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: nexavar nice nhs healthcare Source Type: news
Condemned to an early death: Rationing body tells liver cancer victims that life-prolonging drug is 'too costly'Email this article to a colleague.
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Campaigners criticised draft guidance that will effectively ban the drug sorafenib - which is routinely used in every other country where it is licensed.
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Who decides on mammograms? Inside task forceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Breast cancer surgeons, cancer organizations and even the White House are expressing concern about new screening recommendations.
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Deaths not linked to H1N1 vaccines: WHOEmail this article to a colleague.
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GENEVA (Reuters) - A small number of people have died after being inoculated against H1N1 pandemic flu, but investigations have shown that the deaths are not due to the vaccines, a senior official at the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Child physiotherapy program expandedEmail this article to a colleague.
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Children older than six who require daily physiotherapy or occupational therapy will soon be able to get it at three P.E.I. schools.
Source: CBC | Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Poll: Most Support Curbs On Malpractice SuitsEmail this article to a colleague.
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An Associated Press poll says most Americans want Congress to deal with malpractice lawsuits driving up the cost of medical care.
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news
Saskatchewan review of 70,000 exams half completeEmail this article to a colleague.
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A massive review of 70,000 exams done by a Saskatchewan radiologist is more than half complete and flaws have been found in a small number of cases.
Source: CTV Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Perspective: The Missing Link in Academic Career Planning and Development: Pursuit of Meaningful and Aligned WorkEmail this article to a colleague.
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Why is it so difficult to retain faculty in academic medicine? What can be done to address the problem? Academic Medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Med Students Source Type: news
Urinary Adiponectin Excretion: A Novel Marker for Vascular Damage in Type 2 DiabetesEmail this article to a colleague.
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In contrast to existing data on serum adiponectin, this study assesses whether urinary adiponectin excretion might represent a more consistent vascular damage marker in type 2 diabetes. Diabetes
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news
A Comparison of Hospital Adverse Events Identified by Three Widely Used Detection MethodsEmail this article to a colleague.
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How often do adverse events occur in a hospital setting? Does type of adverse event identified vary by detection method? International Journal for Quality in Health Care
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health & Prevention Source Type: news
Secondhand Smoke Exposure Worse For Toddlers, Obese ChildrenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Toddlers and obese children suffer more than other youth when exposed to secondhand smoke, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2009. "Secondhand smoke in children is not just bad for respiratory issues, as has been previously described by other researchers," said John Anthony Bauer, Ph.D.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Smoking / Quit Smoking Source Type: news
BVA'S 8-point Plan For Responsible Use Of Antimicrobials, UKEmail this article to a colleague.
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The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has launched a simple and effective 8-point plan for the responsible use of antimicrobials in veterinary practice. Antimicrobials are essential for the treatment and prevention of diseases in animals, but every use increases both the risk that resistance will develop and the potential for its transfer to man via food-borne pathogens.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Veterinary Source Type: news
Opinions: Fighting TB; Currency Transaction TaxEmail this article to a colleague.
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Innovation, Coordination Needed To 'Bring TB Research Into The 21st Century' Though tuberculosis "is one of the world's leading killers … few citizens, scientists and policymakers are demanding more attention to TB research, treatment and prevention.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Tuberculosis Source Type: news
U.S. Health Officials Testify Before Senate Committee About H1N1 Vaccine CampaignEmail this article to a colleague.
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U.S. health officials defended their handling of the country's H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine campaign Tuesday "against criticism that their plan to protect Americans was confusing and over-optimistic," Reuters reports (Fox, 11/17).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Swine Flu Source Type: news
More Beds Without Enough Nurses Doesn't Make Sense - Australian Nursing FederationEmail this article to a colleague.
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The future care of vulnerable elderly residents in nursing homes rests on an increase in qualified staff - more people in beds without more nurses will equal chaos and misery.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news
GAVI Alliance Drives Down Pentavalent Vaccine Costs, Data ShowsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The "co-ordinated buying policy" of the GAVI Alliance has driven down "[t]he price of a vaccine that helps babies fight off killer diseases," according to data released by the group, Reuters reports. In 2010, the price of pentavalent vaccine, which protects against Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b), diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus and hepatitis B, will fall "below $3.0 - a drop of almost $0.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Immune System / Vaccines Source Type: news
FDA Takes Action Against Dairy Farm And OwnerEmail this article to a colleague.
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On Nov. 16, 2009, Judge Marvin J. Garbis of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland entered a Consent Decree of Permanent Injunction (Decree) against Old Carolina Farm and its owner, Francis Roderick, of Ijamsville, Md.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Source Type: news
FDA Announces New Warning On Plavix: Avoid Use With Prilosec/Prilosec OTCEmail this article to a colleague.
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Patients should avoid using the stomach acid reducer Prilosec/Prilosec OTC (omeprazole) with the anti-clotting drug Plavix (clopidogrel), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned on Nov. 17. New data suggest that when patients take both Prilosec and Plavix, Plavix's ability to block platelet aggregation (anti-clotting effect) may be reduced by about half.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Blood / Hematology Source Type: news
Study Says 43 Percent Of Americans Could Be Obese By 2018 - Costing $344 Billion AnnuallyEmail this article to a colleague.
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A study has found that, if left unchecked, 43 percent of Americans will be obese by 2018, costing the health care system $344 billion annually.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Generic And Brand-Name Drug Makers Face OffEmail this article to a colleague.
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"Teva Pharmaceuticals, a leading manufacturer of generic drugs, has been aggressively lobbying Congress to scrap provisions in the health care bills it claims would shut it out of the biologic drug market for too long," Roll Call reports.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Source Type: news
Royal College Of Nursing Responds To The Queen's Speech, UKEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) responded to proposals for the forthcoming Parliamentary session, welcoming in particular the Government's commitment to provide free personal care to those with the greatest need.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news
APA Presses Congress To Block Cuts In Medicare Payments To PhysiciansEmail this article to a colleague.
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American Psychiatric Association Medical Director and CEO James H. Scully, Jr., M.D., sent letters to Members of Congress yesterday urging them to pass H.R. 3961, the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009, a bill that would block a 21 percent cut in Medicare payments to physicians.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Source Type: news
Managed Care Pharmacy Experiential Education Directory Is Now AvailableEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Academy has posted its Managed Care Pharmacy Experiential Education Directory on the AMCP website. The directory includes profiles on approximately 40 sites at health plans, PBMs, integrated health systems and managed care consulting firms that provide student pharmacists with experiential education.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pharmacy / Pharmacist Source Type: news
Doctors Are No Better Than Patients At Facing Up To Personal End-Of-Life Care, UKEmail this article to a colleague.
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Family doctors would welcome more support in helping them talk to patients about death and dying. A survey by The King's Fund found that three out of four GPs agree that as professionals they have an integral role in end-of-life care and that they should be actively encouraging patients to plan for how they want to be cared for when they die.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Primary Care / General Practice Source Type: news
White House Reports Billions Lost In Improper Payments For Medicare, Other Government ProgramsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The White House announced Tuesday that billions of federal dollars were spent in improper payments in 2009 and that spending in the Medicare and Medicaid programs accounted for more than half of that total. President Barack Obama will issue an executive order to crack down on the problem, officials said.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Source Type: news
